Globe and shade holder.



W. C. HOMAN.

GLOBE AND SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. m4. RENEWED JUNE 22. 1916.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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WILLIAM C. HOMAN, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD MILLER &COMPANY, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

GLOBE AND SHADE HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. HoMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Meriden, New Haven county,State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Globe and Shade Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to an improved holding device for globes, shadesand the like.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view of the under side of my improvedglobe holder. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22. Fig. 3 is adetailview.

1 is a gallery having the usual central perforation for the passage ofthe lighting device. Within the rim of the gallery is a spring globegripping ring 2, said ring having overlapping ends provided withoutwardly directed handles 33. These handles pass through an elongatedslot 4t in the side of the gallery 1, so that they may be grasped by thefingers and pinched together to expand the ring, that side of the ringbeing likewise supported in said slot.

The opposite side of the ring is provided with an offset or extension 5which passes freely through a perforation 6 in the side of the gallery1, and is supported therein. The ring 2 is normally collapsed as shownin solid lines Fig. 1 and has a limited amount of loose lateral movementwhereby when a globe is inserted and gripped, it will be properlycentered. It is obvious that in the absence of some suitable means, theoffset 5 of the ring might be accidentally withdrawn from supportingengagement with the gallery 1. To prevent this I have devised a verysimple expedient of providing a link 7 preferably in the form of acotter pin, the eye of which surrounds the ring 2 and the ends of whichpass freely through a small perforation 8 in the side of the gallery,the ends ofsaid cotter pin being bent Copies of this patent may beobtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 105,314.

out as indicated in Fig. 2. This cotter pin is indicated in closeproximity to the offset 5 and simply performs the function of limitingthe movement of the ring in a direction to withdraw the offset 5 fromsupporting engagement with the gallery. It does not otherwise preventthe ring from having lateral movement for the purpose of centering theglobe.

What I claim is:

1. In a globe holder and support, agallery, a. globe gripping springring, a handle at each end thereof, an elongated slot in the side of thegallery through which the handles pass, an extension at the oppositeside of said ring, a slot in the gallery through which the extensionfreely passes whereby said ring may have lateral movement in thegallery, and the link connecting a part of the ring at one side of saidextension with the wall of the gallery to limit the lateral movement ofthe ring to prevent the extension from being entirely withdrawn from itsslot in said gallery.

2. In a globe holder and support, a gallery, a globe'gripping springring, a handle at each end thereof, an elongated slot in the side of thegallery through which the handles pass, an extension at the oppositeside of said ring, a slot in the gallery through which the extensionfreely passes whereby said ring may have lateral move ment in thegallery, and the link connecting a partof the ring at one side of saidextension with the wall of the gallery to limit the lateral movement ofthe ring to prevent the extension from being entirely withdrawn from itsslot in said" gallery, said ring being normally collapsed, the ends ofsaid ring overlapping.

'WILLIAM C. HOMAN.

Witnesses:

ALFRED DUNLOP, CHAS. E. HoMAN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of 1atents, Washington,D. G.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916. Application filed June 6, 1914, Serial No.843,374. Renewed June 22, 1916.

